Basketball Game Preview: Norcross Blue Devils vs. Berkmar Patriots

vs

Previous Games

01/07/25 - Home	68-5 W
01/26/24 - Home	78-23 W
12/08/23 - Away	84-24 W
01/24/23 - Away	77-4 W
12/13/22 - Home	83-15 W
+ 5 more games

Norcross is 10-0 against Berkmar since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Norcross Blue Devils will head out to challenge the Berkmar Patriots at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Norcross has nine straight wins, Berkmar has 14 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Tuesday, everything came up roses for Norcross against Brookwood as the squad secured a 68-32 victory. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Berkmar had to suffer through a 65-9 loss at the hands of Parkview. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 500th, while the Panthers are ranked 119th).

Norcross pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Berkmar, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-18.

Everything came up roses for Norcross against Berkmar when the teams last played on January 7th, as the team secured a 68-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Norcross since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.